Notiosterrha pulcherrima (Turner, 1939) Beautiful Wave (formerly known as Sterrha pulcherrima) LARENTIINAE,   GEOMETRIDAE,   GEOMETROIDEA

Don Herbison-Evans (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley

(Photo: courtesy of G.M. Goods, Forrestania, Western Australia)

The adult moth of this species has pink and brown forewings, each crossed by three or four zigzag off-white lines. The hindwings are off-white. The wingspan is about 3 cms.

(Photo: courtesy of Peter Koch, Tolderol Game Reserve, South Australia)

The species is found in Australia in:

Western Australia.

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Further reading:

A. Jefferis Turner,
New Australian Lepidoptera,
Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland,
Volume 50 (1939), p. 134.

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(written 4 November 2018, updated 3 December 2023)